U.S. Must Address Critical Questions at Final Preparatory Committee on U.N. Arms Trade Treaty

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U.S. Must Address Critical Questions at Final Preparatory Committee on U.N. Arms Trade Treaty

by Ted R. Bromund

The Heritage Foundation

February 14, 2012

The final Preparatory Committee for the United Nations Arms Trade Treaty will be held February 13–17. The purpose of this Preparatory Committee is to determine the rules of procedure for the United Nations Conference on the Arms Trade Treaty, which will be held in New York from July 2–27. This conference is intended to complete the negotiation of the Arms Trade Treaty and thus open the treaty for signature and ratification. The United States should not allow a United Nations Arms Trade Treaty to go forward unless it is ruled by consensus decision-making.

URL: www.heritage.org/Research/Reports/2012/02/US-Must-Address-Critical-Questions-on-UN-Arms-Trade-Treaty